Lydia SUPERSTAR Ko
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<p>Lydia in pole position going into the last round of the USA Ladies Open</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/uswomensopenconductedbytheusga/leaderboard'>http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/uswomensopenconductedbytheusga/leaderboard</a></p>
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<p>Man she is just so consistently superb.</p> -
<p>It is just insane how good this girl is, even if she doesn't manage to get back and win, the fact she is there pretty much every week is simply outstanding. While she isn't probably as dominant as Tiger at his peak, her consistency makes her a threat every time she tees up in a different way.</p>
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<p>Controversy to finish too.</p>
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<p>The 3 hole play-off was pretty much decided by a two stroke penalty for grounding of club in hazard. She didn't realise she had and they told her the next hole.</p>
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<p>I can see why she didn't realise she had grounded her club too. I think one grain of sand was touched....</p> -
<p>I hate that rule too, cant see the point of it TBH, given if you ground your club too heavily the ball will move anyway, I don't really see any benefit if you are allowed to ground your club (hazard I can understand as often you might have a foot of some kind of grass/brush or something, and grounding your club can help clear some of it)</p>
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<p>In this case, the hazard was a bunker and if you ground your club properly it creates a tee-like effect in the sand to help launch your ball so I can see why the rull exists.</p>
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<p>I have a mate that didn't ground his club but would remove sand on back swing creating the same effect. It took a long time to convince him that he was to be penalised</p> -
<p>yeah I don't entirely agree, I mean you get people on fairways/rough that will ground the ball enough to give them the same sort of advantage when pressing down the dirt/grass behind the ball, similarly, sand, you still need to strike it correctly, and again if you ground it with the intention of making a 'tee' there is a chance the ball will move anyway (I am talking the vast majority of golfers here, not pros)</p>
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<p>yeah I don't entirely agree, I mean you get people on fairways/rough that will ground the ball enough to give them the same sort of advantage when pressing down the dirt/grass behind the ball, similarly, sand, you still need to strike it correctly, and again if you ground it with the intention of making a 'tee' there is a chance the ball will move anyway (I am talking the vast majority of golfers here, not pros)</p>
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<p>You could argue though that that is a fair advantage given for not hitting it into a hazard.</p> -
<p>just my opinion, plus grounding a club aint gonna help jack with a ball poached in a bunker...</p>
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<p>bunkers arent really hazards in that sense IMO, some courses they are a bailout option, not to mention some courses have grass 'bunkers' where you are allowed to ground the club, and again, I dont think it would make any difference to your shot selection or execution if you grounded it or not form a bunker...</p> -
<p>she started the day behind the leader too didn't she, although had a lead after 9?</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/82915433/jim-furyk-shoots-58-at-travelers-lowest-round-ever-on-pga-tour'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/82915433/jim-furyk-shoots-58-at-travelers-lowest-round-ever-on-pga-tour</a></p>
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<p>Furyk shoots a 58.</p>
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<p>What a fluffybunny! :)</p> -
<p>I'm just going to assume that was for the front 9</p>
